BMW Rider Academy
BMW Rider Academy offers a variety of courses to help you advance your riding skills and improve your safety on the road. The better equipped you are to ride your motorcycle, the safer and more enjoyable your rides will be.
BMW Rider Academy offers a variety of courses to help you advance your riding skills and improve your safety on the road. The better equipped you are to ride your motorcycle, the safer and more enjoyable your rides will be.
To book a course, please click here to download and complete the Rider Academy Enrolment form. Once complete, send the completed booking to rider.academy@bmw.co.za.
BMW Rider Academy is situated at Zwartkops Raceway. Centrally located between Johannesburg and Pretoria, 26km away from Kyalami on the R55 towards Pretoria West.
If you would like to get in touch directly call 012 522 2281 or email rider.academy@bmw.co.za. We look forward to helping you Make Life A Ride.
The Discovery Insure Safety course is a full-day course which includes a Skidpan session, Defensive Driving and Hi-Jack Prevention.
The Refresher course
This course is perfect for equipping riders who plan to, or recently purchased a motorcycle with the correct riding skills and techniques to improve their safety. Riders who need to improve their confidence on the open road will also benefit from this course. The course consists of theory in the classroom covering safety aspects and defensive riding tips on various scenarios encountered on our roads, and practical lessons. All training takes place in a controlled environment.
You'll earn 150 Vitality Drive points a month for 24 months for completing the course.
This course is offered at the Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria West.
The Novice course
This course is an introduction to motorcycling, it is designed to help you learn the essential elements every rider must know to #MakeLifeARide. First in theory then in practice, in a controlled environment, under the watchful eye of a coach.
This course is suitable for new riders with limited or no riding experience. This intensive course provides theoretical and practical training, covering all the essential elements of riding that prepare new riders for the road. A G 310 R training motorcycle, helmet & gloves can be provided. All practical training takes place in a controlled environment.
No license required and all attendees must be able to ride a bicycle before enrolling for the novice course.
For this full-day course you'll earn 150 Vitality Drive points a month for 24 months for completing the course.
The course is offered by BMW (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd ("BMW"). Participation in the course shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
Booking dates:
Registration requirements:
Late arrivals:
Payment requirements:
Own risk:
Conduct:
Spectators:
The course is restricted to participants only and the attendance of spectators shall only be permitted on special request and upon prior arrangement. Spectators are not permitted in the theory classrooms and an additional fee will be levied for lunch and refreshments.
Cancellation terms:
In the event of a participant wishing to cancel a booking, the following time limits shall apply and cancellation fees shall be due and payable by the participant as follows:
The time limits set out above refer to the time of receipt of the written cancellation by BMW. BMW shall be entitled to offset the cancellation fee payable against payment of course fees already made by the participant. If applicable, the course fee, alternatively the balance thereof, shall be reimbursed to the participant. Vouchers issued by BMW are valid for a period of 1 year from date of issue.
Booking confirmation:
The booking can only be confirmed once the participant has completed all the details required on the booking advice, has signed acceptance of these terms and conditions, has complied with the payment requirements.